- Amanda Palmer – vocals, piano, producer, Wurlitzer omni 3000, Wurlitzer electric piano, celeste, vibraphone, handclaps
- Ben Folds – producer, drums, synthesizers, percussion, jupiter-4, piano, moog, BlackBerry, Wurlitzer omni 3000, back-up vocals
- Zoë Keating – cello (1, 5)
- East Bay Ray – guitar (7)
- Annie Clark – vocals, virtual chimes (9)
- Paul Buckmaster – arranger (3, 8, 12)
- David Davidson – violin (1, 2, 5)
- John Catchings – cello (2)
- Allan Ferguson – bass (4)
- Jamie Graham – drums (4)
- Josh Coppersmith-Heaven – saxophone (4)
- Tim Lane – trombone (4)
- Andy Moore – trumpet (4)
- Sam Bass – cello (7)
- Jared Reynolds – bass (10), back-up vocals (10)
- Choir (8)
- Carey Kotsionis, Carmella Ramsey, Donald Schroader, George Daeger, Jack Palmer, Jared Reynolds, Kate York, Leigh Nash, Sam Smith
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- Tim Smolens – additional recording (1)
- Joe Costa – engineer (2, 5, 6, 7, 10), mixer (1, 2, 4, 6, 10)
- Justin Phelps – engineer (3, 7, 8, 11, 12)
- Stephen Watkins – engineer (4)
- Jason Lehning – additional recording (4)
- Leslie Richter – engineer (5)
- Laura Dean – engineer (7, 8), handclaps (8)
- Henry Hirsch – engineer (9)
- Bram Tobey – assistant engineer (9)
- Alan Bezozi – producer (9)
- The strings
- Paul Buckmaster: arranger/conductor
- Suzie Katayama: orchestra manager/supervising copyist
- Dwight Mikkelsen: supervising copyist
- Kirby Furlong: copyist
- Victor Sagerquist: copyist
- Caryn Rasmussen: copyist
- violins: Natalie Leggett, Ruth Bruegger, Darius Campo, Roberto Cano, Mario de Leon, Sarah Parkins, Joel Derouin, Michele Richards, Josefina Vergara
- viola: Shanty Randall, Matt Funes, Evan Wilson
- cello: Larry Corbett, Steve Richards, Daniel Smith
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